WASHINGTON, March 12 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 5): Articles: * Investigation of Graphite-based Interfacial Engineering in the Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries with a Garnet-Structured Solid Electrolyte * Contro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched a statewide media campaign to raise awareness about climate change and promote ways individuals can take action. "Climate Action is for All of Us" encourages residents to explore ways to participate in state initiatives such as energy efficiency, weatherization, electric vehicle a  more

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, March 12 -- Memorial University of Newfoundland issued the following news release: Dr. Liam Morrissey has received $150,000 from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for research that is literally out of this world. The CSA's Research Opportunities in Space Science program awards only two grants a year under its Planetary Exploration and Space Astronomy program. This year, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's researcher is one of them. Mercury and the moon F  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * An online model enables users to calculate the least-cost strategy for a specific regional grid under various assumptions; outcomes vary widely from region to region. * * * By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative To help curb climate change, the United States is working to reduce carbon emissions from all sectors of the energy economy. Much of the current effort in  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 12 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news: The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) recently received a Restoring Communities Award from the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) in recognition of the utility's mutual aid support extended to two public utilities in 2023. This commendation marks OUC's consistent achievement of the award annually since its inception in 2016. Among the 16 distinguished Florida public power utilities acknowledge  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: Steptoe LLP has assembled an all-star team to expand significantly the energy transition, financing and transaction capabilities it offers clients. The addition of top-tier practitioners from Holland & Knight LLP and Covington & Burling LLP, partners Tim Moran and Phil Corsello, senior counsel Joe Tato, and counsel Charlie Carroll and Brad McCormick, who will be based in New York and Washington, follows the addition  more

TOKYO, Japan, March 12 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: A significant amount of solar energy that reaches Earth remains unutilized owing to the scarcity of photosensitive materials capable of responding to light in the near infrared (NIR) region. However, this challenge has been addressed by a recent breakthrough from researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. They have developed an innovative Au@Cu7S4 y  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 11, 2024: * * * The President's Budget Creates Good-Paying Clean Jobs, Cuts Energy Costs, and Delivers on the President's Ambitious Climate Agenda Since taking office, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate, conservation, and environmental justice agenda in history--taking bold action to reduce climate pollution across every sector of the economy, protecting more than 26 million acr  more